Family & Community Events
Index of events:
Club Cool
Circus Skills Workshop
The Music Works
Creative Art Workshops for The Umbrella Event
The Umbrella Event - note change of venue! 
Arts Access SA Public Meeting
Somersault at LeFevre
Adelaide’s popular community music event, Club Cool returns to The
Gov bigger and better with a great line up of music, dance and much more.
Featuring: Clayton Werner, Mandubpool and Fine Lines playing jazz, blues &
60’s R&B
| Sun 24 Feb, 12 – 4pm | Adult $5, Members & Carers FREE (Tickets at the door) | VENUE: The Gov, 59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh  |
Visiting international artist John Hinton will run skills development workshop in circus for disabled performers. The day will include two workshops and will provide places for 20 emerging and professional disabled performers to gain skills in circus.
JOHN HINTON is a circus performer, actor, director and teacher from England, born and brought up in Sweden. He trained in physical theatre at the Jacques Lecoq school in Paris, and in circus at Pipsqueak in Sussex. His experience as a performing arts teacher for disabled people stretches back ten years, and includes work for Carousel in Brighton, Splats Entertainment in London, and numerous jobs as a freelancer. His speciality lies in inspiring people of all abilities to discover their inner creative strengths, and to increase confidence and motor-neuron skills through circus and theatre.
| Sun 2 Mar, 9:30am-5:30pm | contact Eva or Gaelle to book Tel. 0403 766 966 (lunch not provided) |
VENUE: Deaf SA, 262 South Tce, Adelaide |
Adelaide’s dynamic day gig: disability and family friendly featuring: Somersault Sessions Band, Chris Combe and Michelle Thredgold
| Tues 4 Mar, 10.30am – 2pm | Admission $6 | VENUE: The Gov, 59 Port Rd, Hindmarsh |
| Enquiries: Tony Doyle Visions 8212 0390 | ||
Creative Art Workshops for The Umbrella Event
All Workshops are presented by Kristen Messenger of That’s Not Garbage and IMPRO MUSO with creative input from Robert Stocks from Adelaide InterPlay and Andrew Hewitt.
Tuesday 4th March 11 to 2pm
11am until 2pm – All day Creative Workshops available.
Decorate large Market Umbrellas, their much smaller mini me versions or your own item of interest out of amazing piles of recycled materials from “That’s Not Garbage”. All items will be put on display in Victoria Square on the 7th of March.
11.15am until 12.15pm – IMPRO MUSO – Sound Scapes
Find your inner voice & release it in wonderful improvised cacophony of sound. Create on the spot a Capella, imaginative sound scapes – close your eyes and be transported away.
1pm until 2pm – IMPRO MUSO - Movement Workshop
Body and Soul Improvisation through movement. Restricted bodily movement is okay.
ENTERTAINMENT: by the Singing Magpies and Guitarist Kevin Jarvis
Dulcet tunes all day from DJ Dubarama in the HIGH BEAM COURTYARD
Lunch and refreshments may be purchased from 12 – 2pm at the bar
Wednesday 5th March : 11 to 2pm
11am until 2pm – All day Creative Workshops available.
Decorate large Market Umbrellas, their much smaller mini me versions or your own item of interest out of amazing piles of recycled materials from “That’s Not Garbage”. All items will be put on display in Victoria Square on the 7th of March.
11.15am until 12.15pm – IMPRO MUSO – Sound Scapes
Find your inner voice & release it in wonderful improvised cacophony of sound. Create on the spot a Capella, imaginative sound scapes – close your eyes and be transported away.
1pm until 2pm – IMPRO MUSO - Movement Workshop
Body and Soul Improvisation through movement. Restricted bodily movement is okay.
ENTERTAINMENT: by Grant Diedrich and Celeste Stigwood
Dulcet tunes all day from DJ Dubarama in the HIGH BEAM COURTYARD
Lunch and refreshments may be purchased from 12 – 2pm at the bar
Thursday 6th March: 11 to 2pm
11am until 2pm – All day Creative Workshops available.
Decorate large Market Umbrellas, their much smaller mini me versions or your own item of interest out of amazing piles of recycled materials from “That’s Not Garbage”. All items will be put on display in Victoria Square on the 7th of March.
11am until 12pm & 1pm until 2pm – IMPRO MUSO – Percussions of Sound
Learn about Rhythm and beat patterns whilst tackling a percussion instrument of your choice. Master this instrument to Improvise with the best of them. Expert tuition by drummer Andrew Hewitt.
12noon until 1pm – IMPRO MUSO – Sound Scapes
Find your inner voice & release it in wonderful improvised cacophony of sound. Create on the spot a Capella, imaginative sound scapes – close your eyes and be transported away.
ENTERTAINMENT: by the Tutti Group
Dulcet tunes all day from DJ Dubarama in the HIGH BEAM COURTYARD
Lunch and refreshments may be purchased from 12 – 2pm at the bar
| Tues 4 -Thurs 6, 11am - 2pm | $10 per person, per workshop. Carers FREE Multiple workshops: Book for 2, get 3rd FREE |
VENUE: Victoria Square, Adelaide |
| Bookings Arts Access SA 8224 0799 - Download a booking form | ||
NEW VENUE - due to expected hot day, we have relocated this event under cover, to an air conditioned venue: Ridley Centre – Adelaide Showground
- Download a Map of the Showgrounds
All Workshops are presented by Kristen Messenger of That’s Not Garbage and IMPRO MUSO with creative input from Robert Stocks from Adelaide InterPlay and Andrew Hewitt. They are all FREE of charge.
Friday 7th March: 11 to 5pm
11am until 5pm - All day Creative Workshops available.
Enjoy the large decorated Market Umbrellas on display throughout Victoria Square. Bring your own Umbrella to decorate to or make your own THING out of the amazing piles of recycled materials available from “That’s Not Garbage” on the day.
11am until 12pm - IMPRO MUSO – Percussions of Sound (Public Meeting Tent)
Learn about Rhythm and beat patterns whilst tackling a percussion instrument of your choice. Master this instrument to Improvise with the best of them. Expert tuition by drummer Andrew Hewitt.
12.30pm until 1.30pm – IMPRO MUSO – Sound Scapes (Public Meeting Tent)
Find your inner voice & release it in wonderful improvised cacophony of sound. Create on the spot a Capella, imaginative sound scapes – close your eyes and be transported away.
Entertainment on the Main Stage:
11 - 11.45am Somersault Sessions Band
Songs for listening & dancing from participants in the Somersault Sessions music & disability project.
12 - 12.45pm Rare Ole Times
Well known songs from this acoustic trio to sing-a-long to or just chill out
1 - 2pm Africkeeco Band
Exciting African music to really get you on the dance floor.
2 - 4pm DJ Xcess / Darren Andrews
Mellow Tunes to keep you grooving throughout the day.
2.30 – 3pm The Singing Magpies
Community Choir from Life Links – The City of Holdfast Bay
3 – 3.30pm A Tutti Ensemble Collective
Performers from the Tutti Ensemble’s “Blind Date Show” strutting their stuff on stage.
4 - 5pm The Chris Finnen Band
Rhythmic and powerful blues influenced performance from nationally well known and respected artist Chris Finnen with his band.
Other Activities
12 to 2pm - Roving Clown and (Clown Dr) Alan Holy.
Meet this clown Extraordinaire. Gifted at working with sick, ailing and disabled people.
11am to 5pm - Highgate Disability SA – Bad Taste Café
Interactive body café, dine on body parts galore.
Featured on the Menu:
Landmine Laksa, mixed gristle, thumbs up soup, head to toe cuisine, all you can catch cream – backed up with full audio experiential moments.
Be part of the fun.
FOOD - The Coffee Run, assorted beverages, food and snacks.
12 – 2pm - Kiwanis’s $2 Sausage Sizzle
11 – 5pm - Event Catering
Download The Umbrella Event poster
| Fri 7 Mar, 11am – 6pm Fri 7 Mar, 2 – 4pm (Forum) |
FREE | VENUE: Ridley Centre – Adelaide Showground drop off: Goodwood Rd entrance opposite Young St |
2pm until 4pm - The Public Meeting is held to consider the issues which matter to SA’s arts and disability sector:
Independent living culture and employment with international speakers Simon Duffy (UK), Josette Bushell-Mingo (Sweden/UK) and other leading Adelaide thinkers. More info and details of speakers.
Entertainment at the Meeting
- Chanteuse Michelle Thredgold songs up a storm with highlights from “Blind Date” by the Tutti Ensemble.
- Comedian The D – Dale Elliot, shares his humour and life with you on stage.
Drinks will be held in the Public Meeting Tent area directly after the close of the FORUM.
Download The Umbrella Event poster
| Fri 7 Mar, 2 – 4pm (Forum) | FREE | VENUE: Ridley Centre – Wayville Show Ground drop off: Goodwood Rd entrance opposite Young St |
Featuring the Somersault Creative Village Installation, including an array of decorated Market Umbrellas painted by people with disabilities, plus a FREE barbecue lunch and refreshments
| Fri 11 Apr, 10.30am – 2pm | FREE | VENUE: Le Fevre Community Centre, 541 Victoria Road, Osborne |
